The Greenville Chamber of Commerce Minority Business of the Year Award, sponsored by Bank of America, is presented to a local independently- and minority-owned company that has been in business for a minimum of three years. The 2010 award was presented to Michael M. Simpson & Associates, Inc., on Tuesday, 8 February 2011 at the Carolina First Center. Gary Kelly, Southwest Airlines chairman of the board, president and CEO was the keynote speaker for the Chamber’s 122nd Annual Meeting.